Darlene B. Garner of Leesburg passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at the age of 67 years. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida and moved to the Lake County area in 1959. Darlene, with her husband Ernie, are the owners of Garner Jewelers in Leesburg. Darlene, affectionately known to her...

Debra Ann “Debbie” Garay 63, of Yalaha, passed away on January 6, 2018. She was born in New York City and moved here from Rhode Island in 1990. She was a Christian and a Graduate of Florida State University with Bachelor’s Degrees in Humanities, Humanistic studies and World Music. Debbie was the...

Josephine Pappalardo Stauter of Altoona, Florida passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the age of 98 years. She was born in Mount Vernon, Illinois and moved to this area in 1977 from Berwyn, Illinois. Josephine was a homemaker. For many years, she worked at the Seguin School for Retarded...

Stephen J. Cronin 85, of Umatilla, passed away on January 2, 2018. He was born in Augusta, Maine and moved to Umatilla from Orlando in 2012. He was predeceased by his wife Janet in 2016. He was a heavy equipment operator in the road construction industry. He is survived by four children; Michael...

Willi W. Reif Sr. 94, of Altoona, Florida, passed away on December 31, 2017. He was born in Bendorf, Germany and moved to Central Florida in 1992 from Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Willi was a Veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Army Air Corp, and was the former owner of...

Mary Altys Hodges, 89, of Mt. Dora, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2017. She was born in Dublin, Georgia on July 24, 1928. She moved to Plant City, Florida as a young child. There she met her future husband, Earl Hodges. They married and had two children. The family moved to Mt. Dora in...

Clifton M. ‘Cliff’ Delezenne of Eustis, Florida passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017 at the age of 68 years. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. Cliff worked as a boiler operator with United Auto Workers and worked for Ford and General Motors, retiring after 30 years of service. He moved to...

Carol M. Cornish of Paisley, Florida went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 24, 2017 at the age of 73 years. She was born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania and moved to this area from Orlando in 2000. Carol was a retired school teacher from the Orange County Public School System, retiring...

Paul Elton Carter of Mount Dora, Florida passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at the age of 51 years. He was born in the Republic of Panama. Paul moved to the Eustis / Mount Dora area in 2006 from Miami. He was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Eustis. Paul worked at...

Earnest Mark Aaron Larcher of Tavares, Florida passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the age of 28 years. He was born in Columbus, Ohio and moved to Naples, Florida at the age of 5 years. Mark relocated to the Eustis and Tavares area in 2012. Mark was a graduate of Naples High School. He...

Loretta Faye Cook 78, of Eustis, passed away on December 21, 2017. She was born in Newark, Ohio and moved here in 1971 from Bryan, Ohio. She was a homemaker and was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, John Cook, in 2014. She will be deeply missed by her children; Lynn (Lee) Broadway of...

Rosemary M. Wise 68, of Eustis, passed away on December 16, 2017. She was born in Eustis and was a lifelong resident. Rosemary had been employed by Florida Hospital Waterman and Lake Sumter E.M.S., she also worked, many years ago, at her family business, Brady's Dress Shop in Eustis. Rosemary...